'Downton Abbey': Dowager Countess' best line

By Denise Warner
Published on January 7, 2013 07:01PM EST
Dowager Countess
Photo: Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE 

Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess can always be counted on for many quotable pithy remarks on Downton Abbey. Check out our favorites from the season 3 premiere and vote on yours below!

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